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It’s July 20th, 2009, and we’re rolling right along towards the first week of NFL regular season play, scheduled to kick off September 10th, 2009. Meanwhile, the skids are greased for pre-season play, which begins in just 2 weeks. So, as you ponder what to do with yourself until all the excitement begins, why not review some of our NFL tips and pointers for the forthcoming season?

Sportsbetting3.com NFL football betting Tips 2009

• Don’t bet futures more than 2 weeks in advance – Sportsbooks love to come up with wild future bets, and tend to offer them weeks in advance. Aside from Super Bowl futures, which are widely bet on throughout the regular season, we don’t recommend betting on any futures that will happen more than 2 weeks in advance. This is mostly due to the fact that betting a future for a game 7 days from now, for example, is a safer bet than a game a month from now. Players get hurt, game dynamics change, and most of the time, it’s utterly impossible to predict with any degree of certainty what will happen in the coming weeks. Remember, futures can be tough to win, so don’t dig yourself into a hole right out of the gates by betting futures as soon as the season begins.
• Stick to 4 team Parlays or less – If you’re itching for parlay action, it’s always tempting to go for the 12 team bets that promise thousands if they come in. Unfortunately, unless you only bet a few dollars per parlay “for fun”, money placed on these types of wagers is wasted. It’s one thing to bet $1 on a 15 team parlay for the hell of it, but another to bet $1000 on a 15 team parlay as a serious wager. Play it smart, and play it safe: read up on what’s happening in football and you’ll probably have a good idea about 3-4 teams that will win their games during a given week of regular season play. Yes, 3 or 4 team parlays don’t pay nearly as well as a 10,12 or 15 team parlay, but the likelihood of winning these smaller parlays is much higher. You can easily turn $100 into $500 without much effort and risk at all. Save the 15 team bets for your dreams.
• Mix up your Parlay bets with both NFL and College Teams – As a follow up to the tip above, if you can’t put your finger on 4 NFL winners, pick 2 sure wins in the NFL and pick another 2 sure wins in NCAA football. Again, your return may be slightly diminished, but remember, the idea is to make money, not lose it. Therefore, if your sportsbook allows you to bet across different leagues, we highly recommend mixing up your parlay bets between the NFL and NCAA.
• Teasing and Pleasing Bets – First of all, before you place a Teaser bet, we recommend you review our “What is a Teaser Bet?” page – Click Here. After you understand how the bet works, you should also consult your sportsbook’s house rules and regulations on “Pleasers”, a variant of teasers offered as specialty bets at some major sportsbooks. Take the middle-of-the-road points offered by the book, generally 8, for your bets. This gives you moderate risk with moderate reward. Taking a smaller number of points may be riskier with a higher payoff, opposite to taking a larger number of points with low risk and low payoff. Think of the bell curve, and you’ll know what we’re talking about. Overall, if you understand how Teasers work, they’re a much safer bet than a parlay, and really allow you to play around with the numbers on a close matchup. Like parlay bets, don’t bet big unless you know your ship is going to sail .
• Signup at Multiple Sportsbooks – This may sound a little confusing or overly complicated, but in reality, it makes sense to have multiple sportsbook accounts, as backups for contingency planning. Suppose, for example, that you want to place a wager at your favorite sportsbook, but you’re not allowed to deposit anymore money because you’ve exceeded your monthly credit card deposit limit. If this is the case, go to Plan B: Visit the website of your second favorite book, where you’ve already registered, and deposit right away so you can place your bet. Just because you’ve met deposit limits at one book, doesn’t mean you can’t deposit at another. Also, if a sportsbook is slow paying you, giving you the runaround, or otherwise causing trouble, it’s a good idea to have a backup account at another book so that you won’t miss any of the action while you sort out what’s going on. It doesn’t cost anything to signup at a sportsbook, so why not have a couple backup accounts just in case?

So, while you anxiously await the beginning of the 2009-10 NFL football betting season, take time to plan for unforeseen events, figure out betting strategies, and evaluate the various types of bets offered by your sportsbook. We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again: an informed bettor is a winning bettor, plain and simple.

As always, look to Sportsbetting3.com for advice and “how-to” guides for the most common wagers, using the menu located on the left-hand side of this page. We’ve put together some helpful reference guides that will greatly enhance your NFL football betting experience. Finally, check out our 2009-10 NFL football schedule page, where you can find the complete lineup of action for the entire season, including game dates and network TV coverage.

Good luck and Have Fun!

College football betting isn’t so far off. In September, when NFL football betting heats up, College football swings into high gear as well, providing sports bettors with a multitude of different betting opportunities and chances to win money. One popular college football future bet is picking the annual Heisman trophy winner.

The Heisman trophy was named after famed college football coach John Heisman. It is awarded annually to the “most outstanding player in college football”, and among the various other types of awards, it is considered the most prestigious. The Heisman trophy is supported by the Heisman Trust, to ensure its continual life as college football’s most time honored award into perpetuity.

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2009 is actually a special year for the Heisman, since for the first time in history, 2 players who have already won the Heisman (Sam Bradford 2008 and Tim Tebow in 2007) will be in action again on the gridiron, this time to see if they can take another Heisman home for the trophy collection. This brings us to our 2009 top Heisman hopefuls. Given the intense competition and raw talent of potential players, it will literally come down to the wire to see who is this year’s winner.

2009 Heisman Hopefuls:

• Sam Bradford – Oklahoma Sooners – Quarterback – Junior – Bradford, who won the trophy last year, is an incredible force on the football field. He is among only a handful of sophomores to capture Heisman honors in history, and is looking for another one this year. Bradford’s work with the Sooners is impressive: In 2008, Bradford threw 50 touch down passes, and passed for an amazing 4,720 yards in total. College football analysts believe Bradford will have to top himself in order to be in the running for the Heisman, essentially duplicating last year’s performance plus even more heroics. This might be difficult given some line changes Oklahoma experienced when it lost key Seniors last year.
• Tim Tebow – Florida Gators – Quarterback – Senior – Tebow stunned college football fans with his incredible performance in 2007, which garnered him the Heisman honors. He was a contender for the Heisman last year, ending up 3rd in the voting after Bradford and Colt McCoy. His stats are nothing to shake a stick at: in 2008, he passed for 30 touch downs and 2,746 yards, not to mention 673 yards rushing with 10 touch downs. This is actually an incredible feat Heisman or not, given the highly competitive SEC conference that Tebow calls home. It will be fun to watch him play this year. Can Tebow take home another National Championship? For sure: he’s already got 2 in his pocket.
• Colt McCoy – Texas Longhorns – Quarterback – Senior – McCoy was believed to be a strong contender for last year’s Heisman honors, losing by a small margin to Bradford. Like Bradford, this Longhorns’ Quarterback has some impressive stats to back up his claim to be one of college football’s greatest: He passed for 3.859 yards and 34 Touch Downs in 2008, and had 561 yards and 11 touch downs rushing. If nothing else, McCoy was Sam Bradford’s shadow, literally on his heels every step of the way. McCoy needs to push his team to the championship and essentially repeat last year’s stats in order to get that final bit of luster required to separate him from the other contenders.

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That’s it for our top 3 Heisman trophy candidates for the 2009 college football betting season. There’s a lot at stake for each of these players, but you can be sure this won’t be the last you see of them. In fact, the real testament to their value will be seen when they enter the NFL draft, and hunker down with the professionals for even more competitive football.

If Sportsbetting3.com had to pick, we like Tim Tebow, given the strength of his own stats and those of his team. Winning 2 national championships before his senior year is impressive, not to mention his personal contribution to the effort. If Tebow can position Florida for the championship bowl game this year, he’ll be a lock for the Heisman without a doubt.

Have fun and don’t forget that college football betting action starts right away in September!